Whip-handle



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No. 221391. Patented ma 1-1. 1880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

JOHN G. SCHMIDT, OF WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WHIP-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,391, dated May 11, 1880.

Application filed April 28, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHN G. SCHMIDT, of West-field, county of Hampden, and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Finishing Whip-Handles, which improvements are fully set forth in the annexed specification, and in the accompanyin g drawing.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved finish for the handle of a plaited whip-stock; and it consists in covering the plaiting on the handle of the whip with an enamel finish, in imitation of ivory, ebony, hard rubber, or other materials, and subsequently trimming the handle in any suitable way to produce the most desirable effects.

Referring to the drawing, which represents a whip-handle, A is the interior rattan portion thereof. b is the plaited covering. 0 is an enamel coating applied over the plaiting b. d is a butt-tip, and e is a ferrule at the upper end of the enameled coating 0.

The construction of the whip-stock as herein shown-that is, with an interior of rattan pieces, A-is not essential for the application of my improved finish, for it is obvious that the plaiting may be braided upon any suitable material forming the stock.

After a stock has been plaited in the usual manner I apply my enamel to the handle portion of the whip below the ferrule e and finish it thereon, producing a highlypolished surface.

For producing whip-handles in imitation of ivory I apply the enamel over the plating and polish it, and proceed in the same manner to produce any desired color in the finish, first coloring the enamel and then applying it to the handle. After having enameled the bandle I apply the butt-tip d and the ferrule e thereto, and the finish of the handle is completed.

My enamel, which consists of a mixture of shellac, alcohol, and dry white lead, in about the proportions of one pound of shellac and one pound of lead to one quart of alcohol, is a water-proof composition of considerable consisteney, and when dried upon the handle is elastic and tough, and, if desired, it may be safely extended up upon the more flexible portion of the whip toward the tip without danger of its becoming cracked and broken when the whip is bent.

It is obvious that the finish produced upon a whip-handle by the use of my enamel thereon is much superior to that ordinarily produced from the application of a simple varnish, for while the latter does not cover the plaiting so as to form a distinct covering, my enamel does, and the plaiting is hardly, if at all, perceptible upon the surface of the enamel.

By being able to produce such a perfect enameled finish upon the face of the plaited covering of a whip I am enabled to make a whip embracing the strengthening element of the plaiting, no matter what may be the substance of which the stock is composed, and to produce thereupon very beautiful effects in finish never yet obtained upon plaited whip handles or stocks.

What I claim as my invention is The hereinbefore-described improvement in finishing whip-handles, which consists in applying to said handles a plaited covering, and in overlaying said plaited covering with a thick enamel capable of being finished in imitation of ivory and other fancy-colored materials, and adapted to fill up the surface inequalities of said plaited covering and to provide a smooth and polished surface-finish on top of the same, substantially as set forth.

JOHN G. SCHMIDT.

In presence of- H. A. GHAPIN, WM. H. GHAPIN. 

